Make aim direction independent of localScale

Assets/Scripts/PlayerControl.cs

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour
       velocity.y = 0;
 
     updateDashDirection();
+    updateAimDirection();
 
     if (canDash() && inputMapping.isDashPressed())
     {
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour
   private int powerUpType = POWERUP_NONE;
 
   private bool coolingDown = false;
+  private float aimDirection = 1.0f;
 
   public float coolDownTime = 2.0f;
 
@@ -258,17 +260,28 @@ public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour
 
   }
 
+  private void updateAimDirection()
+  {
+    if (inputMapping.isRightPressed())
+    {
+      aimDirection = 1.0f;
+    }
+    else if (inputMapping.isLeftPressed())
+    {
+      aimDirection = -1.0f;
+    }
+  }
+
   private void shoot()
   {
-    float dir = -Mathf.Sign(transform.localScale.x);
-    Vector2 pos = ((Vector2) transform.position) + new Vector2(dir * spawnDistance, bulletYOffset);
+    Vector2 pos = ((Vector2) transform.position) + new Vector2(aimDirection * spawnDistance, bulletYOffset);
 
     switch (powerUpType)
     {
       case POWERUP_HEALINGBULLET:
         GameObject bullet = Instantiate(healingBulletPrefab, pos, transform.rotation) as GameObject;
         bullet.transform.parent = deleteAllChildrenAtRestart;
-        bullet.GetComponent<Bullet>().shoot(new Vector2(dir, 0));
+        bullet.GetComponent<Bullet>().shoot(new Vector2(aimDirection, 0));
         break;
       default:
         break;